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Saturday, January 03, 2009

scrap rug

knit scrap rug--30" x 19"

i finally finished the knit rug that i started back in october. i first posted about it here.

materials used:

scraps leftover from cutting quilt pieces, including some selvages. ALL pieces used in this rug were originally destined for the trash can. pieces varied in width from about 1/3" -1" and were various lengths as well. (the longer the better.)what i did:

cast on 65 stitches on size 17 needles, knitting in a simple garter stitch throughout the rug. i joined new strings as i was knitting, knotting them end to end as i went.

i am pretty happy with the result. it is very satisfying to use up every last bit of fabric. this rug is currently in one of our bathrooms. i'm going to see how it wears before starting another one. i do love the results-it feels great under bare feet. and it will match ANY color that we choose to paint our bathroom. :)

This is adorable! I love it. I agree with some of the others who can't knit, maybe crocheting it would work too, or even braids that get stitched to the rug shape. I'm gonna have to dig out some scraps.

HOW BIZARRE that you posted this today. I just removed my Christmas tree and decided to turn the space into our kids' music area, and that I needed to learn to make an area rug. VOILA. I may need a bit more of a tutorial though: You basically made a continuous length of 'yarn' by tying fabric scraps end-to-end? SO fabulous. Happy New Year!

Your rug is lovely! Have you ever thought of doing a "toothbrush rug"? It's type of rag rug. Here is one linke to explain it but if you "google" toothbrush rug it will bring up sources to buy the toothbrush. It is easy and from the American Colonial days.http://www.toothbrushrug.com/howto.html

Hello, and happy new year! This January finish goal of mine is finishing your quilt-along from last year! Today I've made the 2 last blocks and the cornerstones, but I must go to the shop and find more fabric for the binding. Have you got a place with photo of all the finishes? Would like to see...Thank you for a wonderful quilt-along, and sorry I'm so late in the finish!

you know, i might have to start saving those thin strips i never know what to do with. i bet i could have a bucket in no time. i couldn't do this, but i'd bet my mom could knit this up in a jiffy. i'll be waiting to see how it holds up in your house.

this is so cute! Now I need to start saving my scraps so I can start making something like this!

There is a line of books along the title of quick crochet, huge hooks/quick knits, huge needles or something like that and they do a lot of knitting/crocheting like this with big needles. You should try to find it at your library :)

I love this! My scraps are overflowing. I really need to do something like this. I've crocheted baskets before from scraps, but I fussed about making them all the same width. This sounds a lot more forgiving.

This is really, really cool. I love that you used pieces that were destined to be garbage, and I think it turned out to be really pretty. Please report back on how it washes up. I could see myself making one of these from old cut-up t-shirts.